Locomotive smoke-box front



July 29, 1930. H. K. HAFewlcKA LOCOMOTIVE' SMOKE BOX FRONT Filed Jan. so, 1929 llllinur" '35?' hinge brackets 3-3, on which the front can portion thereof; integral bell brackets pro- 7u i Projecting from the upper portion of the "i5 for air pumps which are rigidly attached to Patented July 29, 1930 1,771,921

UNITED STATES y""TEN'I" QFFICE HENRY K. HARWICK, 0F DARBY, PENNSYLVANIA LOCOMOTIVE SMOKE-BOX FRONT Application led January 30, 1929. Serial No. 336,200.

The object of my invention is to make the necessary to mount the air pumps at the front smoke-box front of a locomotive in a single end of the smoke-box, as other acceptable locasting, including the hinges, air pump cations would exceed the clearance lines. brackets and pads, bell brackets, and rein- While I have shown my improved front of f forcing members. By my invention the front a particular' design, the shape and general can be made comparatively light and accudesign may be changed without departing rate, and yet of greatstrength as it is preffrom the essential features of the invention.

erably a steel casting. e I claim In the accompanying drawings: l. cast metal smoke-box front for a 1o- 10 Fig. l is a front elevation of my improved comotive, having integral reinforcing ribs at 60 smoke-box front; the back; and integral air pump brackets at Fig. 2 is a side view; and the front. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View on the 2. A cast metal smoke-box front for a locoline 3--3, Fig, 1. motive, having integral hinges projecting at l5 The front l is circular in the present inone side; integral air pump brackets on the stance and has a series of perforations 2 near upper portion thereof; and a door opening in its periphery for the bolts which secure the the lower portion. front to the casing of the smoke-box. 3. A cast metal smoke-box front for a leco.- Y

Projecting from one side of the front are motive, having a door opening in the lower be swung t0 the. Open position when it is nee- `iecting upwards; and air pump brackets pro essary to do extensive work in the smoke-box. Jecting from the face front and arranged to In the lower portion of the vfront is a mansupport air pumps which are secured thereto. hole opening 4. Surrounding this opening HENRY K. HARWICK. lfat the back is a reinforcing bead 5, and at 75 one side of the opening are hinge-brackets 6 perforated for the pintles of the door (not shown) which is arranged to close the openin 4. 3") t the back of the fire-box front are two 80 vertical reinforcing ribs 7 7, spaced apart and located one on each side of thedoor opening 4:. A transverse rib 8 is located near the transverse centre of the front, and another transverse rib 9 extends across the upper portion of the front as shown. These ribs are preferably tapered at each end as shown and ll are locatedat the back of the fireeboxr ront.

yfront are bell-brackets 10--10 shaped as shown and having trunnions 10a for the bell. At each side of the centre of the front are brackets 11-11 having pads 12 and ribs 13 the brackets at the pads. The brackets 11 are spaced from the front as shown.

This front may have pads for a head-light and signal fixture attachments, if desired.

In locomotives of the larger types it is 100 

